Hydrological evolution during the last 15 kyr in the Tso Kar lake basin (Ladakh, India), derived from geomorphological, sedimentological and palynological records

B Wünnemann, D Demske, P Tarasov, BS Kotlia… - Quaternary Science …, 2010 - Elsevier
The Tso Kar lake basin in Ladakh, northwestern Himalayas (33° 18′ N, 78° E, 4527m asl)
is located close to the modern boundary of effective moisture transport from the Indian …

Late Quaternary valley infill and dissection in the Indus River, western Tibetan Plateau margin

JH Blöthe, H Munack, O Korup, A Fülling… - Quaternary Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Indus, one of Earth's major rivers, drains large parts of the NW Himalaya and
the Transhimalayan ranges that form part of the western Tibetan Plateau margin. In the …

Unconfined flow deposits in distal sectors of fluvial distributary systems: examples from the Miocene Luna and Huesca Systems, northern Spain

JA Fisher, GJ Nichols, DA Waltham - Sedimentary Geology, 2007 - Elsevier
Thin sheet sandstone beds in a continental succession may be the products of unconfined
overbank flow or deposition in lacustrine environments. In the distal parts of fluvial …

Late Quaternary climatic changes in the eastern Kumaun Himalaya, India, as deduced from multi-proxy studies

BS Kotlia, J Sanwal, B Phartiyal, LM Joshi… - Quaternary …, 2010 - Elsevier
An event of neotectonic activity on an NE–SW trending subsidiary fault in the zone of E–W
running intracrustal boundary thrust (South Almora Thrust) in the Champawat district of …

Quaternary geology, tectonics and distribution of palaeo-and present fluvio/glacio lacustrine deposits in Ladakh, NW Indian Himalaya—a study based on field …

B Phartiyal, A Sharma, R Upadhyay, AK Sinha - Geomorphology, 2005 - Elsevier
The Ladakh region of the northwestern Indian Himalaya is rich in Quaternary deposits but it
has not received much attention. Previous Quaternary research in the region has focused on …

Tectonic forcing of longitudinal valleys in the Himalaya: morphological analysis of the Ladakh Batholith, North India

SSR Jamieson, HD Sinclair, LA Kirstein, RS Purves - Geomorphology, 2004 - Elsevier
Longitudinal valleys form first order topographic features in many mountain belts. They are
commonly located along faults that separate tectonic zones with varying uplift histories. The …

Geoheritage sites of Quaternary loess–palaeosol and palaeo-fluvio-lacustrine deposits in Northwest Himalaya: A necessitate protection

S Verma, B Phartiyal, R Chandra - Geoheritage, 2022 - Springer
This paper is an effort to highlight the importance, possible threats, conservation, and
promotion of the loess–palaeosol sediments exposed as Quaternary sediments of Karewa …

Palaeoclimatic conditions in the late Pleistocene Wadda lake, eastern Kumaun Himalaya (India)

BS Kotlia, C Sharma, MS Bhalla, G Rajagopalan… - Palaeogeography …, 2000 - Elsevier
An episode of neotectonic activity on an east–west trending fault in the zone of active
intracrustal North Almora Thrust in the eastern Kumaun Himalaya resulted in the formation of …

Stable (δ13C and δ15N) isotopes and magnetic susceptibility record of late Holocene climate change from a lake profile of the northeast Himalaya

S Agrawal, P Srivastava, Sonam, NK Meena… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Springer
This study aims at reconstructing paleovegetation history in the northeast Himalaya during
the past 2700 yrs using a 100 cm long sedimentary section selected near Anini village …

Characteristics of Geosites for Promotion and Development of Geotourism in Ladakh, India

AR Mir, FA Dar, MZ Ahmad - Geoheritage, 2023 - Springer
Geotourism is a form of sustainable and alternate tourism that attracts people to sites and
destinations of geological significance. In addition, it deals with the heritage, diversity, and …